Top of the 5th - 3 runs, 3 hits
Yamamoto on the mound for ChunichiIshihara hits a solo homer. Akamatsu hits a double to center. Alvarado reaches on a fielding choice and a throwing error (E1) allows a run to score, Alvarado to second. Soyogi lines out to third. Higashide grounds out to short, runner on third. Shima hits an RBI single to center, runner on first. Kurihara strikes out looking.

Bottom of the 7th - 2 runs, 2 hits
Alvarado on the mound for Hiroshima
Wada hits a single to left. Morino walks, runners on first and second. T. Donoue hits a sac bunt, runners on second and third. Nomoto, pinch-hitting for Arai, flies out to center. N. Donoue clears the bases with a 2-run single to center, runner on first. Oda flies out to left.

Bottom of the 8th - 1 run, 2 hits
Yokoyama on the mound for Hiroshima
Defense: Iwamoto takes over at first.
Koike strikes out swinging. Araki hits a single to left. Hidenori hits a single to center, runners on first and third. Wada hits a sac fly to left, runner on first. Morino walks, runners on first and second. T. Donoue strikes out swinging.

Bottom of the 12th - 1 run, 2 hits
Oshima on the mound for Hiroshima
Defense: Amaya takes over in left; Kimura takes over at third.
Maeda, pinch-hitting for Iwase, hits a double to center. T. Iwasaki enters the game as a pinch-runner for Maeda. Koike gets an intentional walk, runners on first and second. Araki hits a walk-off RBI single to right.

Missed Opportunities

Top of the 2nd
Kurihara walks. Hirose flies out to right. Huber hits a single to right, Kurihara advances to third, runners on first and third. Ishihara fouls out to first. Akamatsu strikes out swinging.

Top of the 3rd
Alvarado lines out to third. Soyogi hits a single to right and steals second. Higashide strikes out swinging. Shima grounds out to first.

Top of the 7th
Alvarado hits a single to center. Soyogi grounds out to second, runner on first. Soyogi steals second. Higashide lines out to short. Shima flies out to center.

Notes

The Dragons won their 3rd straight game and are now 56-49-2 (3rd place). ... The Carp dropped their 3rd straight game and are now 39-61-2 (5th place).

Iwase (CHU) picked up the win in relief and evened his record to 1-1 on the year. ... Oshima (HIR) took the loss in relief and is now 1-1.